Building my Gaming PC (finally)

So from when you push the power button all the way to windows loading up with a functional start menu how long does it take? Just curious because maybe I might just go win 7... maybe

So from when you push the power button all the way to windows loading up with a functional start menu how long does it take? Just curious because maybe I might just go win 7... maybe

7: 10-20 seconds.
XP: 30-45 seconds.

XP takes far longer for whatever reasons and startup programs start far slower. Both Vista and 7 start up a lot faster and startup the programs at a far faster pace.

Random Q. How long will I be able to use Windows 7 (What are you using? A release candidate?) before MS deactivates it?

Random Q. How long will I be able to use Windows 7 (What are you using? A release candidate?) before MS deactivates it?

Well there's an, uh huh, time nuke. Otherwise, the RC expires June 2010 if I'm not mistaken.

Random Q. How long will I be able to use Windows 7 (What are you using? A release candidate?) before MS deactivates it?

RC will expire on June 1, 2010. Starting on March 1, 2010, your PC will begin shutting down every two hours. Windows will notify you two weeks before the bi-hourly shutdowns start. To avoid interruption, you'll need to install a non-expired version of Windows before March 1, 2010. You'll also need to install the programs and data that you want to use.

7: 10-20 seconds. XP: 30-45 seconds. XP takes far longer for whatever reasons and startup programs start far slower. Both Vista and 7 start up a lot faster and startup the programs at a far faster pace.

SSD vs 7,200rpm HD

SSD vs 7,200rpm HD

I have the Seagate Cheetah 15.6k (450GB at 15000RPM) as my primary HDD now. The stats I showed you were when I first bought it. That's most likely why mine starts so fast.

You know SYG, that you have to consider that age of the computer in the equation. Because I have 20-30+ items opening upon startup. But, the my Cheetah has outperformed SSD in tests. I picked this drive carefully.

I think your just trying to find reasons why your old fashioned hard drive that consumes a lot more power and makes a lot more noise is better than a SSD. As soon as I finish getting the parts and complete my system I will make a video of the startup process.

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But, the my Cheetah has outperformed SSD in tests. I picked this drive carefully.

You did the test yourself on your system that has the Cheetah? Slapped in a SSD to see that your Cheetah was faster?

GLG reminds me of

One of those guy's at school/work that always will one up people in conversations.

Sorry for the last thing I wrote. I wrote that when I'd literally just woken up. I had a hard time understanding what I was saying.

I think your just trying to find reasons why your old fashioned hard drive that consumes a lot more power and makes a lot more noise is better than a SSD. As soon as I finish getting the parts and complete my system I will make a video of the startup process.

Wow, noise. Who the fuck cares. My computer without the hard drives makes a hela-fucking lot of noise. I can't stand when people complain about noise. For shits sake, if you want a fucking monster, don't fucking complain about the noise.

Sorry, I got a little angry there because I really can't stand people who complain about noise. Why? Because in the end it's not really that loud, it's all in the persons paranoid head.

You did the test yourself on your system that has the Cheetah? Slapped in a SSD to see that your Cheetah was faster?

I don't have any SSD. But when I was looking for a super fast drive I did lots of research and found some tests between SSD and Cheetah 15k. The Cheetah was the winner overall performance (so that means it won some and lost some). However, upon quickly searching, I could not relocate the test results I'd found. But, that doesn't mean I direct you towards a review of the Cheetah.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...as,2004-3.html

The average access time of 5.7 ms cannot match the 0.5 ms or less we find with flash SSDs, but this drive still delivers best-of-class access times. In fact, it’s interesting to see that the Cheetah 15K.6 is actually head to head with the 2.5” Savvio 15K.1, which has been the fastest in access time so far."

That's all in milliseconds. A mere .7 or so milliseconds away.

The main problem found in SSD, though, is the fact that they are currently still fairly new. With that, there are many problems that they have. And changes that will probably come within the near future may fix them. I wouldn't bother buying one until they're larger and more stable.